Pierre-Francois Rapp

Pierre-Francois Rapp (12 August 1769-late January 1806) was a general of the Confederation of the Rhine. He was killed in the Battle of Aichach in 1806.

Biography
Pierre-Francois Rapp was born in Chalons in France in 1769, and became a colonel of French cavalry during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was made the Governor of Munich by the French when they formed the Confederation of the Rhine, virtually French possessions that lined the east bank of the Rhine River.

In 1806, Rapp led an army of 10,300 troops to attack the invading Prussian army of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia and fought them at the Battle of Aichach. The result was a Prussian victory, as Rapp's army failed to deliver cavalry charges that could break the Prussian lines. Rapp was killed in a hail of grapeshot from the Prussian cannon, and his army routed.

The result of the battle was the capture of Munich by Prussian forces, as his army was destroyed.